Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-06

Premier William Lai says that plans to restart a nuclear reactor will not affect the government’s goal of making Taiwan nuclear-free by 2025.

Lai was speaking Tuesday, a day after the Atomic Energy Council approved the reboot of a reactor at Taiwan’s second nuclear power plant.

Lai said that the reactor had undergone major repair work, but that it had not been taken offline. He said that applying to restart a reactor after it is repaired, is standard procedure. The premier also said that the plan to restart the reactor is not final. The application is still subject to review by the economics ministry and a legislative committee.

Lai said that restarting this reactor is not the same as restarting a mothballed reactor. He said that regardless of whether the reactor goes back online, the government is still confident that it can phase out nuclear power by 2025.    [SOURCE]